United States Army South Juntos Podemos Together We

United States Army South Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! U. S. Army South Overview Washington Area Military Attaché visit The overall classification of this briefing is UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 V 7 30 Oct 15 1

Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! BACKGROUND DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 2

Army Service Component Command Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! Army Service Component Commands (ASCC) are primarily operational units that serve as Army components for Combatant Commands. US Southern Command can designate US Army South as a Joint Forces Land Component Command or Joint Task Force. US Army South reports directly to Department of the Army and serves as the Army’s single point of contact for US Southern Command. Current ASCCs: - US Army South - US Army North - US Army Europe - US Army Central - US Army Africa - US Army Cyber Cmd DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 - US Army Pacific - US Army Special Operations Command - Surface Deployment and Distribution Command - Space and Missile Defense Command - Eighth Army 3

Command Relationships Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! President Secretary of the Army Secretary of Defense Commander, U. S. Southern Command Army Chief of Staff Commander, U. S. Army South DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 4

US Southern Command Organization Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! US SOUTHERN COMMAND AIR FORCE SOUTH SPECIAL OPERATIONS SOUTH Joint Task Force Bravo ARMY SOUTH Joint Task Force Guantanamo NAVY SOUTH MARINE FORCES SOUTH Joint Interagency Task Force-S US Army South serves as the Army Component of US Southern Command DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 5

U. S. Southern Command Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! U. S. Southern Command Miami, Florida 12 TH Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Tucson, Arizona Joint Interagency Task Force South Key West, Florida Security Cooperation Organizations (25) JIATF-S U. S. Army South San Antonio, Texas JTF-GTMO U. S. Naval Forces Southern Command / Comalapa U. S. FOURTH Fleet Mayport, Florida Comalapa U. S. Marine Corps Forces, South Miami, Florida Special Operations Command South Homestead, Florida Cooperative Security JTF-B Curacao Joint Task Force Guantanamo Naval Station, Cuba Joint Task Force Bravo Soto Cano, Honduras U. S. Army South Provides Title 10 and Combatant Command Support Agent to 2 JTFs and 25 Security Cooperation Offices

Community of Interest Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! Commander SOUTHCOM DLA, USTRANSCOM, Other DOD Agencies / Supporting Commands PACOM DOS, USAID, DOJ, other supporting Federal Agencies AFRICOM NGB/SPP USAR ARSOUTH AFSOUTH Theater Army / JFLCC NAVSOUTH JFACC US Ambassador DOS X I . . SCO USAID II HQs and Hqs Bn DOJ ARSEC DOC X 470 th MI BDE DOA DHS DIV HQs UNIT Alignment under RAF DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 RAF Other Agencies X 1 st BCD ASA SCAB 324 MP BN JTF-GTMO II II 525 th MP BN JTF-GTMO 1 -228 th Avn JTF-B II ++ ++ 56 th Signal Bn 377 th TSC 807 th MDSC EN X II JDG . . 512 th EN DET BCT JTF-B JTF-GTM Air Assets w/ Theater Msns CA SOCSOUTH MARFORSOUTH JFMCC 270 th MP JSF COCOM/Assigned OPCON ADCON TACON SUPPORTING COORD NORTHCOM IO . . 310 th HRSC SPT . . II MEDEL JTF-B . . Army Forces JTF-B 469 th FMC OD PSYOP XX X X II III X III AC 53 IBCT (FL ARNG) 168 EN BDE (MSARNG) 81 CA BN (AC) 71 IO GRP (TXARNG) 36 SPT BDE (TXARNG) 52 OD GRP (AC) 7 PSYOP (USAR) 15 May-30 Sep 15 XX 416 TEC (USAR) Army Institutional Capabilities (FORSCOM, TRADOC, Cadet Command, WHINSEC, Army Health System, Army International Visits Program, etc. )

2006 – U. S. Army South designated Juntos. Service Podemos! – Together We Can! Army Component Command (ASCC) HISTORY OF ARMY SOUTH 2003 – U. S. Army South designated Major Subordinate Command to FORSCOM and relocated to Fort Sam Houston, Texas 1999 – U. S. Army South relocated to Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico 1989 – U. S. Army South designated JTF-Panama 1963 – Designated U. S. Army Forces Southern Command 1947 – Designated U. S. Army Caribbean Command 1904 – U. S. Army presence begins in Panama Canal Zone DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 8

Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! THE REGION WHERE WE WORK DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 9

A Diverse Region Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! 1. The Region – 1/6 th of earth’s surface (7. 2 M mi 2 of land) – 31 countries – 15 Dependencies & Areas of Special Sovereignty JAMAICA 2. Demographics – 476+ million people – 170+ million Portuguese speakers – 45+ million indigenous peoples 3. Economics – 10 of 20 U. S. Free Trade Agreements include Regional Nations – ~ 10% of U. S. trade – ~ 30% of U. S. energy imports – > $38 billion in remittances 4. Cultural Ties – Spanish is 2 nd most commonly spoken language in U. S. (37 million people) – Estimate U. S. will be 30% Hispanic by 2050 Latin America, Caribbean, and U. S. share common interests and security concerns.

Conditions / Security Issues Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! Challenging Conditions • Poverty • Unequal wealth distribution • Social exclusion • Corruption Juntos Podemos – Together We Can Security Issues • Natural Disasters • Mass Migration • Urban Gangs • Terrorism • Forgery / Money Laundering • Human Trafficking • Transnational Criminal Activity 11

Illicit Trafficking Routes Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 12

Global Transnational Criminal Activity Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! Cocaine Production Global economic impact estimated in excess $2. 1 trillion annually. TCO profits estimated at nearly $870 billion. Cocaine Heroin Precursor Counterfeit Chemicals consumer goods DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 Wildlife Gold Female Weapons Counterfeit Smuggling Timber medicines of Migrants trafficking victims 13

Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! MISSION DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 14

Joint Task Force Headquarters Mission Set Migrant Operations Disaster Response Evacuation Operations Capacity Building Regional Engagement Panama Canal Defense Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! Multi-National Exercises Reintegration 15 15

Exercises Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! Army South 1. Beyond the Horizon (BTH) Caribbean & CENTAM DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 Army South 1. Fuerzas Aliadas – Humanitarias (FA-HUM) Army South (ISO SOUTHCOM) 1. PANAMAX 2. Integrated Advance

Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! WORK WITH PARTNER NATION ARMIES DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 17

Regional Armies and Security Forces Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! El Salvador: 15, 000 Guatemala: 16, 200 Nicaragua: 8, 100 Honduras: 6, 100 Belize: 1, 200 Costa Rica: *15, 000 Panama: *16, 000 15 + 6 + 2 = 23 Cuba: 45, 000 Dominican Republic: 25, 600 Jamaica: 2, 500 Trinidad and Tobago: 3, 000 Suriname: 1, 500 220, 000 Brazil: 210, 000 Peru: 73, 500 Chile: 39, 000 Ecuador: 46, 500 Argentina: 45, 000 106, 000 Paraguay: 7, 600 Uruguay: 16, 250 Colombia: Venezuela: Bolivia: DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 Guyana: 31, 000 The overall classification of this product is UNCLASSIFIED 18

Interaction with Partner Nation Armies Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! q Army-to-Army Staff Talks (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Peru) q Conference of American Armies q Personnel Exchange Program / Schools of Other Nations q Subject Matter Expert Exchanges q Joint / Combined / Multi-National Exercises and Operations q Army Commander Visits / Distinguished Visitor Program q Foreign Liaison Officers on U. S. Army South Staff (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru) DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 9

Partner Nation Liaison Officers Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! Chile (est. July 09) COL José Urrutia DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 Colombia (est. Aug 10) COL Ariel Vargas Brazil (est. Jan 09) LTC Sandro Gomes Peru (est. Mar 15) LTC Mauricio Mansilla 20

State Partnership Program Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! JAMAICA / DC BELIZE / LA HAITI / LA GUATEMALA / AR DOM REP / PR HONDURAS / PR EL SALVADOR / NH RSS / FL NICARAGUA / WI RSS / VI COSTA RICA /NM TRINIDAD & TOBAGO / DE PANAMA / MO ECUADOR / KY GUYANA / FL COLOMBIA / SC SURINAME / SD VENEZUELA / FL PERU / WV PARAGUAY / MA BOLIVIA / MS URUGUAY / CT CHILE / TX DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 21

Conference of American Armies Background 20 Member Armies Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Paraguay Peru Trinidad & Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela 5 Observer Armies Barbados Belize Guyana Jamaica Suriname 2 International Military Organizations Conference of Central American Armed Forces Inter-American Defense Board Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! • Founded in 1960 – well established/ independent • Leadership hosted among volunteer armies - 31 st Cycle Colombia (2014 - 2015) - 32 nd Cycle U. S. Army (2016 - 2017) - 33 rd Cycle Dominican Republic (2018 - 2019) • CAA Objective: Strengthen integration and cooperation amongst the American Armies/ protection from threats to peace, democracy and freedom 32 nd Cycle Theme (2016 - 2017) “The role and contribution of the CAA Member Armies in interagency operations in response to emerging challenges to defense of the Americas, considering their legitimate differences in capabilities, roles and legal framework of each country. ” 2016 2 Feb June September November 32 nd CAA Events (2016 - 2017) PESCAA Transfer Ceremony to US Army United States Civil Affairs in Inter-Agency Operations Honduras New Challenges in the 21 st Century Colombia Human rights and the Inter-Agency Dominican Rep. 2017 February April June August November Training in the Inter-Agency Environment Inter-Agency Operations Inter-Agency CPX Preparatory Conference 31 nd Commanders’ Conference Canada Brazil Chile / Argentina United States

Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! SUPPORT TO COCOM DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 23

US Army South Supports COCOM by…. Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! q Coordinating and Providing Combatant Command Support Agent and Title 10 Support q Sustaining Professional Relations with Partner Nation Armies / Provide Regional Expertise q Providing Reintegration support for all 3 Phases of reintegration operations for SOUTHCOM q Providing a JTF-Capable, Deployable Command Control Headquarters q Conducting Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response q Planning and Conducting Multi-National Exercises q Coordinating Army Activities in the region (Support to 2 Joint Task Forces & 25 Security Cooperation Offices) q Providing COCOM Advocacy to the Army q Planning, coordinating and overseeing military construction DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 24

Army South Juntos Podemos! – Together We Can! Juntos Podemos Together We Can DCo. S, Dan Meyer, dan. c. meyer. civ@mail. mil 295 -6343 25